: Because the original 1903 prototype no longer exists and has no known photographs, the production team had to "cobble it together" based only on oral histories and stories. According to Hemmings , bike builders worked until 3:00 AM most nights to maintain the fragile, period-accurate replicas used during the high-stress racing scenes. Harley and the Davidsons: Miniseries, Episode 3
The most interesting feature of of the Harley and the Davidsons miniseries is its depiction of the "Knucklehead" engine's birth and its role in saving the company during the Great Depression . Harley and the Davidsons - Season 1Eps3
: In an interesting historical "goof" noted by IMDb , the company didn't actually call it the "Knucklehead" at the time. They simply called it the "OHV" (Overhead Valve) ; the iconic nickname only became popular in the postwar chopper culture. : Because the original 1903 prototype no longer
: As sales plummeted during the Depression, the episode shows Edsel Ford offering a joint venture to manufacture "Servi-Car" tricycles under the Ford brand. In the show, Harley-Davidson declines, choosing to sell the Servi-Car themselves and expand into Japan with the Sankyo Seiyaku Corporation. 4. Technical Craftsmanship : In an interesting historical "goof" noted by